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Masons' Avenue.
Meeting House Court, Miles
Lane.
Newnham Place, Bishopsgate.
Nun Court, Coleman Street.
Oat Lane.
Peahen Court, Bishopsgate.
St. Alban's Court, Wood Street.
St. James's Place, Garlick Hill.
Windsor Court, Monkwell
Street.
WEST DISTRICT.
Back Court, Cloth Fair.
Back Passage, Cloth Fair.
Barley Mow Court, Cloth Fair.
Bartholomew Place, Bartholomew
Close.
Boar's Head Court, Fleet
Street.
Britton's Court, Whitefriars
Street.
Cheshire Court, Fleet Street.
Church Entry, Carter Lane.
Crown Court, Chancery Lane.
Crown Court, Whitefriars
Street.
Dorset Court, Dorset Street.
East Passage, Cloth Fair.
Fleur-de-Lis Court, Carter
Lane.
Fleur-de-Lis Court, Fetter
Lane.
George Yard, Whitefriars.
Gunpowder Alley, Shoe Lane.
Half Moon Passage,
gate Street.
Holborn Buildings, Holborn.
Johnson's Court, Fleet Street.
King's Head Court, Shoe Lane.
Little Montague Court, Little
Britain.
Middlesex Passage, Bartholomew
Close.
Montague Court, Little Britain.
Nevill's Court, Fetter Lane.
New Court, Cloth Fair.
Paul's Bakehouse Court.
Pleydell Court, Fleet Street.
Red Lion Passage, Cloth Fair.
St. Bride's Avenue, Fleet
Street.
Took's Court, Furnival Street.
Wardrobe Terrace.
Wine Office Court, Fleet
Street.
SMOKE NUISANCES.
Smoke nuisances were reported at nineteen premises during 1906. The
number of observations recorded amounted to 595, as against 554 noted at 21
premises in 1905.
In all cases the service of the usual Notices resulted in the abatement of the
nuisance, and in no instance has the evidence been sufficient to justify the
institution of legal proceedings for abatement of smoke nuisance.
Judging from the number of complaints received there appears to have
been a marked improvement of recent years in the reduction of smoke
nuisances from business premises, but this can only partially remedy the
evil so long as no action can be taken with regard to smoke from domestic
premises, and it is very doubtful whether it would be practical to deal with
these by legislation.
Much of the improvement noted in the case of premises where motive
power is required is due to the substitution of electricity for steam as a
generating force, but until electricity is supplied at considerably less cost than
at present, it will be but sparingly used, either for heating or cooking
purposes.
Complaints are frequently made of annoyance from chimneys that cannot
be strictly dealt with as causing "smoke" nuisances, and considerable tact is